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1st Term Idiom Revision

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  • It means to avoid saying something directly or talking in a way that doesn't get to main point.
    beat around the bush
  • It means to try to understand someone's real feelings or intentions from what they say or write.
    read between the lines
  • It means to help someone who is in need.
    give someone a hand
  • It means working as a team to achieve a shared goal or overcome a challenge.
    pull together
  • It means that problems or good things often come all at once, rather than one at a time. So when something happens, similar things happen right after it, one after the other.
    when it rains it pours
  • It means that when two people work together, they can come up with better ideas or solve problems more easily.
    two heads are better than one
  • It means a very small amount that does not make an important difference or have much effect.
    a drop in the ocean
  • It means to understand the real meaning of a situation easily.
    get the picture
  • It means waiting patiently and not rushing into things.
    hold your horses
  • It means to ignore someone intentionally.
    give someone a cold shoulder
  • It means the last in a series of bad things that has happened to make someone very upset,angry etc.
    the last straw
  • It means doing something in a new or different way like everyone else.
    break the mould
  • It means someone is who reacts to situation in a dramatic way.
    drama queen
  • It means to describe or explain something in great detail so that another person can easily understand.
    paint the picture for someone
  • It means that it is too late to do something or that you have missed your chance. When that ship has sailed, the chance or opportunity is gone and you cannot change it.
    that ship has sailed
  • It means being in a similar situation or facing the same difficulties as others.
    in the same boat
  • It means that something annoys, irritates or frustrates you a lot.
    It grinds my gears
  • It means imagine how someone else feels or thinks about something.
    put yourself in someone else's shoes